What types of care does Wadhurst Manor Care Home offer?

Wadhurst Manor Care Home offers Nursing care, Residential care, Dementia care, Respite / Short stay, Services for under 65.

Activities at Wadhurst Manor Care Home

On a weekly basis we have many visitors to the home from the people like the University of the Third age and local small animal farms, who bring in their chickens and sheep. We also like to go out shopping and on day trips to local garden centres and when the weather is good picnics and tours of the beautiful local countryside. We have speciality days at the home which could be a theme of a country, or for specific times of year, including Halloween, Bonfire Night or Christmas. We have card games and art classes and a serious knitting team in the home who produce blankets and premature baby clothes for the local maternity unit.

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Zoe Aldea

Activities Lead

Hi, my name is Zoe and I am the Activities Lead at Wadhurst Manor.

I used to work with veterans for the Royal British Legion, and as an Art Studio Lead for a wonderful charity that built a village for people with learning disabilities.

I believe in the healing power of art, I feel strongly about building confidence and the wellness of our residents. My hobbies include Asian art and philosophy, acupuncture, yoga and martial arts. I believe art is a bridge that unites everyone no matter the race, beliefs or religion.

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Activities and Events Partnerships

As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies

Life at Wadhurst Manor Care Home

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Barchester Care Awards, General Manager Of The Year - South Division

It is with great pride we can say that our General Manager, Maria Stefea has been crowned General Manager of the Year for the South Division in the Barchester Care Awards 2024 and is through to the national round of judging.

Maria will join winners from across the UK at a special awards event in October to celebrate their outstanding achievements and see if they’ve won a national award.

Maria has been at Wadhurst Manor for 4 years and is an exceptional General Manager to her team. Her dedication and kindness towards residents and family does not go unrecognised and we are all so pleased for her.

Scam Awareness Evening Held At Wadhurst Manor

Residents and the local community at Wadhurst Manor Care Home in Wadhurst recently spent an evening with local Police Community Support Officers from Sussex Police who shared key tips on how to avoid being scammed. A topical issue that often affects the elderly, Leon and Amy demonstrated how to recognise a scam, and the correct way to respond and report them.

The talk discussed how scams are disguised, and can occur in person, by phone, by post, by email, and even through social media. They also shared their scamming experiences and recovery strategies.

Special Flower Delivery

Wadhurst Manor care home in Wadhurst did something extra special for National Flower Week.

Residents at Wadhurst Manor wanted to do something for the local community and thought national flower week would be the perfect occasion. They spent the morning with the activities team preparing the roses to hand out to people in the village.
In the afternoon Wadhurst Manor’s resident ambassador, Audrey went to deliver the flowers with General Manager, Maria Stefea and Home Services Advisor, Samantha Harding. They walked through Wadhurst high street gifting flowers to passers-by and popped into the local shops to surprise those working.

Pony Visit To Wadhurst Manor

Residents at Wadhurst Manor were pleasantly surprised to see their new furry friends roaming around their garden as Princess Christian’s Farm paid a visit.

General Manager Maria Stefea said: “Our residents have really enjoyed their unusual visitors today. We knew that having the farm here would be a bit of fun for all our residents, especially as some find it difficult to go on many outings in our minibus. We are always looking for new activities for the residents and today we have seen the seen the enjoyment and the therapeutic influence animals can have on people.”

Resident Audrey was very excited by the Princess Christians Farm’s ponies: “As a child I used to love all the animals on the nearby farm. Today was very enjoyable and it was wonderful that the ponies were free to roam amongst us.”

Get Barchester Moving

This week we have been taking part in the Get Barchester Moving to keep ourselves active and help raise money for Barchester's Charitable Foundation.

From walks around the village to doing the conga in the gardens, everyone has been getting involved.

It has been a whole home effort to encourage each other to get more active and become more healthy.

A special Thank You To Our Volunteers

Residents and the team at Wadhurst Manor decided to celebrate all their wonderful volunteers by organising a special thank you party where they had food, drink and a live performance. Each volunteer received a gift and card that were created and designed by residents.

Maria, General Manager at Wadhurst Manor said: “Our care home is like a family and our volunteers are a part of that family, loved and valued by everyone. It takes a special kind of person to give up so much of their time to help others and we are so lucky to have them.”